Porodična Manufaktura Crnog Hleba

Porodična Manufaktura Crnog Hleba
Background information
Origin	Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Genres	Acoustic rock, progressive rock
Years active	1968 – 1975
Labels	PGP-RTB
Past members	Maja de Rado Jugoslav Vlahović Slobodan Kuzmanović Petar Pavišić Vlada Bogosavljević Sreten Tasić Branko Malkoč

Porodična Manufaktura Crnog Hleba (Serbian Cyrillic: Породична Мануфактура Црног Хлеба; trans. Rye Bread Family Manufacture) were a Yugoslav acoustic rock band and a theatre group. They were one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav acoustic rock scene.

The band was formed in 1968 by Maja de Rado (songwriter, vocals and twelve string guitar), Jugoslav Vlahović (acoustic guitar) and Slobodan Kuzmanović (acoustic guitar). Being close relatives, they named the band Porodična Manufaktura Crnog Hleba. At the beginning of 1969, they were joined by Petar Pavišić (double bass). The band worked with several flutists: Vlada Bogosavljević, Sreten Tasić and Branko Malkoč. The band held happenings in the basement of Atelje 212 theatre, and during 1972 and 1973 performed alternative play Porodična manufaktura crnog hleba - balada Maje de Rado (Rye Bread Family Manufacture - A Ballad by Maja de Rado), during which they performed their music.

In 1974 they released their debut album Stvaranje ("The Creation"). Following the release of Stvaranje they started performing a play with the same name at Atelje 212 during which they played photographic slides and short films. The painter Dobrivoje Petrović performed with the band, playing sitar. At the time of recording of their second studio album, Porodična Manufaktura Crnog Hleba disbanded due to the male members' army obligations.

After the breakup Maja de Rado dedicated herself to classical music and meditation poetry and Vlahović started working as a designer and cartoonist.

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